The single most important thing i've learnt (other than all the great information tikay spews out about buses trains etc) has to be playing different ways in different positions, i think like many players when i first started i thought it was best to be first to act, my game has improved so much since i started watching the show and taking on all your advice. still some way to go as im still a losing player but enjjoying poker alot more and defiantly less of a losing player than before so keep feeding me free advice please
I don't recall ever playing with that opponent before, so I'm not sure if the call on the river was a great read or just stubbornness. I have written alot about my strategies on the forum, though, and in the past opponents have told me that they knew something about my play because of that. I don't know if that was the case here.
I do know that I was totally owned and felt pretty dumb after that hand.
Anyway, I had a few ideas a while ago for Poker School topics, but wasn't sure if it would be possible to make a full hour out of them:
1) Isolating weaker players, in position. 2) 3-betting from the blinds in MTT's. 3) 4-bet calling ranges in cash/deepstack play. (Balancing your range) 4) Chasing draws on paired boards. 5) Reverse implied odds.
Beaneh and Sammydrid, I'm guessing those hand ID's are both from the bounty hunter Main event tonight? They usually need the tournament name or Mastercash table number to be able to show the hands. Posted by BorinLoner
Beaneh and Sammydrid, I'm guessing those hand ID's are both from the bounty hunter Main event tonight? They usually need the tournament name or Mastercash table number to be able to show the hands. Posted by BorinLoner
Yeah they are... there is a way for me to find out where they're from but it does take a while. So that's why we ask people to post where the hands are from so that we can get them on the telly asap!
Beaneh and Sammydrid, I'm guessing those hand ID's are both from the bounty hunter Main event tonight? They usually need the tournament name or Mastercash table number to be able to show the hands. Posted by BorinLoner
i'm a one table fish rofl
wait no
i'm a zero table fish as the BH has gone lol sigh.
shoulda paid off Kate rather than waiting 5 mins then busting anyway. I busted with no pair, should have at least lost with a stronger hand like a flush!
Also I didn't know there was a straight flush out until you pointed it out. no wonder i'm zero tabling!
The shove was unusual and he could of thought I was then maybe pushing him off. The idea was to confuse him on why i would limp shove mainly to look like i was then trying to isolate the hand. I like to play unusual ways sometimes just like Laak does.
An area I would like to see discussed at length would be satellite play. for many, satellites are the only way to play in Major Tournaments. How does Redmond approach them? Does he set himself target numbers of chips to achieve, then shut down? Does his range differ significantly from other disciplines? Does he set a maximum number of attempts before he buys in direct to a tournament? and most importantly how does satelliting in to a £530 tournament from a £24 event, compare to winning £500 on a cash table?
Hi James i had to get back in touch to say that tonight's show which is slightly more concentrating on the educational side of the game has been excellent.Thanks to Redmond for his answer to my earlier question which was concise and very helpful.
The single most important thing i have learned from the Sky Poker Analysts is that i suffer from tilt.This was something that really surprised me as i always told people i did not go on tilt.
I play well within my bankroll so if someone gives me a badbeat it really does not bother me,i just make notes on their play and get on with the game.However if i win a few pots and play them well then i can be in trouble.
I have heard people say when they are doing well they think they are Phil Ivey,i think i am the guy that is going to take down Phil Ivey when i am doing well when the truth is i am Spikelad struggling microstakes player.
When i first heard the phrase positive tilt it was a lightbulb moment for me.
Just an idea for a topic which perhaps doesn't get the same attention as the actual playing side of the game. That is how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while playing online poker. It's quite easy for anyone who plays regularly to fall into bad habits, for example not eating or sleeping as well they should. Perhaps Redmond or one of the other analysts who play professionally could take us through their average day, good practices for before and after sessions etc etc?
best thing Ive learnt since I started playing last year is a combination of assigning ranges to my opponents and understanding why Im betting or why my opponent is and using the range information to decide what to do. That and the obvious position. Ive actually stopped playing online for the time being whilst I hone this because I dont get enough time on sky to process all the information. Always been aware of position but in the last couple of months, its light someones flicked a light switch in my head and so far ive seen positive gains (profit!) from adapting. oh and bankroll management.
so to summarise lol:
a combination of:
Bankroll management, hand ranges, know why youre betting and sizing accordingly, position, processing information...nice when it all comes together!
if i had to pick single most one, im gonna say stack size awareness though of mine and opponents
Is the what we've learnt from the poker analyst competition strictly about poker? i was recently watching a show and tikay was saying how if you had children you had to feed them and put them to bed. have to say since hearing this both my 2 year old and 3 month old seem to be alot happier! thanks tikay! legend!
584323613 hand id from the roller think over time i am losing value. i am playing this hand.from the roller. would like to see what you guys think. some background this player had been limping a fair bit and i have been raising him alot when he has limped. on turn my thinking was i what to make him think i was bluffing on flop and for him to value bet weeker on river or bluff the river. thanks rob
Best thing ive learnt from the analyists..dealing with bad beats. before, i used to break sky remotes smashing them into the wall nowdays i just punch the bed. A lot less cost effective and arguably more fun. How do you both deal with beats, especially those real sick ones when youve ppayed a hand well. Sorry for poor grammar, posting off phone.
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I don't recall ever playing with that opponent before, so I'm not sure if the call on the river was a great read or just stubbornness. I have written alot about my strategies on the forum, though, and in the past opponents have told me that they knew something about my play because of that. I don't know if that was the case here.
I do know that I was totally owned and felt pretty dumb after that hand.
Anyway, I had a few ideas a while ago for Poker School topics, but wasn't sure if it would be possible to make a full hour out of them:
1) Isolating weaker players, in position.
2) 3-betting from the blinds in MTT's.
3) 4-bet calling ranges in cash/deepstack play. (Balancing your range)
4) Chasing draws on paired boards.
5) Reverse implied odds.
Beaneh and Sammydrid, I'm guessing those hand ID's are both from the bounty hunter Main event tonight?
They usually need the tournament name or Mastercash table number to be able to show the hands.
for many, satellites are the only way to play in Major Tournaments.
How does Redmond approach them?
Does he set himself target numbers of chips to achieve, then shut down?
Does his range differ significantly from other disciplines?
Does he set a maximum number of attempts before he buys in direct to a tournament?
and most importantly how does satelliting in to a £530 tournament from a £24 event, compare to winning £500 on a cash table?
The single most important thing i have learned from the Sky Poker Analysts is that i suffer from tilt.This was something that really surprised me as i always told people i did not go on tilt.
I play well within my bankroll so if someone gives me a badbeat it really does not bother me,i just make notes on their play and get on with the game.However if i win a few pots and play them well then i can be in trouble.
I have heard people say when they are doing well they think they are Phil Ivey,i think i am the guy that is going to take down Phil Ivey when i am doing well when the truth is i am Spikelad struggling microstakes player.
When i first heard the phrase positive tilt it was a lightbulb moment for me.
Great show guys.
Just an idea for a topic which perhaps doesn't get the same attention as the actual playing side of the game. That is how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while playing online poker. It's quite easy for anyone who plays regularly to fall into bad habits, for example not eating or sleeping as well they should. Perhaps Redmond or one of the other analysts who play professionally could take us through their average day, good practices for before and after sessions etc etc?
Keep up the good work guys.
Is the what we've learnt from the poker analyst competition strictly about poker? i was recently watching a show and tikay was saying how if you had children you had to feed them and put them to bed. have to say since hearing this both my 2 year old and 3 month old seem to be alot happier! thanks tikay! legend!
from the roller
think over time i am losing value. i am playing this hand.from the roller. would like to see what you guys think.
some background this player had been limping a fair bit and i have been raising him alot when he has limped.
on turn my thinking was i what to make him think i was bluffing on flop and for him to value bet weeker on river or bluff the river.
thanks rob